A couple of hours ago, a special report came on the TV here...Governor Janklow was asking all of the residents of Lead to evacuate. The wind had changed, and the fire had jumped the highway.
The Governor, who is also our Republican nominee for Congress this fall, has been very involved in the effort to protect lives and property. My hat is off to him for his hard work.
John Thune showed up during the interview, and talked for a bit as well.
I guess Tim Johnson must have been elsewhere...perhaps he's off at a meeting of the Sierra Club or something... ;-)
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Bumping for John Thune! You know, everyone can go to his site and DONATE so he'll win!!!!
Thanks for the ping. Looks like candidate Johnson is playing Where's Waldo along with TD regarding the Black Hills fire (I can't recall fires there in the past). Hopefully, a cub reporter in S.D. has already researched forest fire history in the Black Hills.
How do South Dakotans take those 100 plus temperatures in summer and below zero in winter? You all are tough.